Maybe Hatake Sakumo didn't understand the consequences of Uchiha Tokumitsu's upcoming series of measures, but Uchiha Tokumitsu believed that the old monkey in the Hokage Building could still understand his operations.
Originally, the gold coupons issued by the Tokumitsu Shogunate were circulated in the Southern Islands of Water Country under the Tokumitsu Shogunate. In the eyes of others, they only regarded this as Uchiha Tokumitsu's violent conquest and plundering of territory wealth.
With the issuance of the bailout bonds of the Kingdom of Thunder, Uchiha Tokumitsu forcibly stuffed one billion into it. Although 500 million of them were later sent back by the Kingdom of Thunder in the form of debt repayment, there were also some with a face value of five hundred million. Billions of gold yuan coupons have entered Yunyin's currency treasury. In the future, Yunyin will definitely use this part of the gold yuan coupons to conduct arms trade with the Tokumitsu Shogunate.
As a credit currency issued by the Tokoku shogunate, gold yuan notes became a circulating currency in the ninja world where the gold standard was the absolute mainstream.
However, since the source and composition of the bonds are regarded as top secrets by the Minamigagawa Stock Exchange and have never been announced to the public, the outside world knows nothing about it except for the parties involved, Lei Zhizhiguo and Kumogakure.
Otherwise, not only the Hokage family will jump up, but even the Daming Mansion will explode.
Because the interest differentials brought about by seigniorage and the issuance of circulating currency are so delicious!
The Uchiha clan is already strong enough.
So strong that the Hokage family felt suffocated.
In addition to force and military power, the joint company formed by Uchiha Tokumitsu also monopolized the supply of seafood in the shinobi world through the power of the private army. The Minamagawa Stock Exchange has become the best channel for money laundering and bribery in the black market. The arms business, the traditional advantageous industry of the Uchiha clan, is in full swing.
If the banknotes issued by the Tokko Shogunate really start to circulate, then the Uchiha clan, the Hokage clan, or the Fire Nation daimyo will no longer have any room for maneuver.
Therefore, a ninja clan like the Uchiha clan, which naturally possesses powerful force and huge wealth, will naturally be feared by the rulers.
Today's Uchiha clan has expanded its inherent power through the restructuring of the police department, and then controls most of the military power of Konoha's border army through the newly established military command department. If there are no restrictions, then the entire Konoha will be completely reduced to Uchiha It’s a situation where one family dominates.
What's more, since the Second Generation Senju Tobirama took control of Konoha, the opposition to the Uchiha clan has almost become the political correctness of the Hokage clan.
But Uchiha Tokumitsu's words have been thrown out, how could he take them back?
Peace is impossible, and only continuous struggle can maintain the transcendent status of the Uchiha clan.
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When the attendant ninja summoned all the jounin under the shogunate, they immediately saw the special forehead protector on Uchiha Tokumitsu's forehead.
A forehead protector engraved with the Uchiha Uchiha clan emblem.
Anyone who can become a Jonin is not a fool, so he naturally understands what this means.
Especially after the list of candidates for the Hokage came out recently, the jonins of the Tokko Shogunate have long been indignant, and they are all sharpening their knives and preparing to return to the village to "rectify the chaos."
"Lord Deguang, everyone is here..."
The attendant ninja stepped forward to report.
Uchiha Tokko nodded slowly and walked up to everyone.
"...From now on, all members of all departments will change their uniforms."
Uchiha Tokumitsu said in a deep voice: "In five days, all jonin on the list will come back to the village with me!"
"As you command!"
All the Jonin agreed with a loud voice.
"Remember, follow the command in all actions this time!"
Uchiha Tokko looked around at everyone, "Don't act rashly before you get my order!"
"I obey your orders!"
The jounin's response was even louder.
Although Uchiha Tokumitsu promised not to start a civil war, it did not mean that he would not lead his troops to intimidate.
Moreover, if the Hokage family still does not make a compromise that satisfies Uchiha Tokumitsu under coercion, then let's fight the civil war.
Uchiha Tokumitsu no longer has the patience to continue his intrigues with the Hokage family.
…
In Konoha Village, the undercurrent set off by the Hokage candidate list is still brewing to create a more violent storm.
Even the Hyuga clan, which had always sat back and watched the changes, couldn't hold back anymore.
This event was nominally just to announce the candidates for the next generation of Hokage, but in essence it was forcing all Konoha ninjas to take sides.
Even if there is Hatake Sakumo among the candidates, so what if the winner is determined in the camp division, it will be absolutely easy for the current Hokage to abolish this list and re-elect.
But this also shows that the Hokage clan, which has orthodox righteousness, also obviously feels powerless in the contest with the Uchiha clan, otherwise it would not have used such a trick to completely tear Konoha apart.
The Hyuga clan sighed deeply, feeling deeply sad.
His two sons sat in the lower seats, quietly waiting for their father's instructions.
"If a civil war really breaks out..."
The Hyuga clan leader closed his eyes, already thinking about how to deal with the worst situation.
But no matter what, this time the Hyuga clan cannot completely stay out of the matter.
After the list of Hokage candidates was released, the Hyuga clan leader with a keen sense of smell immediately issued a recall order to the Hyuga clan members serving in various ninja troops stationed in the Land of Thunder, asking them to return to the village immediately.
But except for the two sons who directly led the Hyuga branch ninjas who went to participate in the war, none of the Hyuga branch ninjas who had served in the Tokumitsu shogunate and the Fire gate shogunate for a long time came back.
It's not that they were detained by their ninja army, but that they flatly refused the family's call!
Even if Hyuga Hizashi, who had already been designated as the next generation leader of the branch family, went to persuade him, the ninjas of the shogunate branch family either refused to see him, or were sarcastic, saying that they were unwilling to accept the clan leader's order to leave the team and return to the village.
Hyuga Hizashi only felt that these clan members had changed a lot, but to the Hyuga clan, this was a complete betrayal!
This is also the first time since the Hyuga clan established the clan separation system and the caged bird charm control that the separated ninjas have said "no" to the superior clan!
However, the Hyuga clan did not dare to directly send clan members to the two shogunates to arrest those clansmen who did not respect traditions, and they did not even have the courage to deal with the families of ninjas who had separated families.
Because when the outcome is still uncertain, the Hyuga clan is really unwilling to choose sides.
"...Father."
Hinata Hizashi mustered up his courage and said to his father: "In fact, we don't need to worry too much. Mr. Sakumo has already been to the northern border once. There should be no civil strife this time."
"Even so, what about those separated ninjas who abandoned their families?"
The Hyuga clan leader opened his eyes and said coldly: "Are you just willing to see the family split?"
Hinata Hizashi was frightened by his father's cold gaze, and he immediately bowed his head and did not dare to say anything.
"Don't forget, you will be the head of a divided family in the future. Do you just want your subordinates to be divided into pieces?"
The Hyuga clan leader still asked in a cold voice: "You lost your sensitivity just a few days after joining the war. I have to question whether you still have the ability to take charge of the branch family!"
Hinata Hizashi, who was kneeling down, began to tremble.
"Father, please calm down. My brother is just anxious for the moment."
Hinata Hizashi also had to plead for his brother, otherwise his angry father might launch the caged bird to punish him.
But he didn't understand why his father suddenly became so angry. What Hinata Hizashi said was only casual comfort.
Besides, the family really has no feasible method of sanctioning those separated ninjas who choose to go against the grain.
"……You do not understand."
The Hyuga clan leader shook his head and sighed: "The family doesn't have much choice anymore..."
The Hyuga clan, together with the Inuzuka and Aburame clans, form the "third force" of Konoha. However, as the conflict between the Uchiha clan and the Hokage clan becomes increasingly intense, it becomes increasingly difficult to maintain the so-called "third force". own independence.
And this time, the ninja who chose to disobey the clan's orders may be the trigger.
A fuse that may completely detonate the Hyuga clan that has existed for more than a thousand years.
The Hyuga clan leader also couldn't figure out why the family division system that had been firmly maintained for thousands of years and the family order established under the intimidation of the caged bird became ineffective when encountering a freak like Uchiha Tokumitsu?
And where did those separated ninjas get the courage? Don't they all care about their own weaknesses?
"Hizu, go and invite the heads of the Aburame and Inuzuka families to meet tonight..."
After a while, the Hyuga clan leader said quietly: "As for you...Hizashi, you should go to the elders and think about it."
"Yes!"
Both Hinata Hizashi and Hinata Hizashi breathed a sigh of relief.
…
The Hyuuga clan is restless, and the Senju clan is not having a good time either.
Tsunade Senju, who was nominated as one of the Hokage candidates without warning, also aroused the hostility of the Uchiha clan. For several days, the Senju clan members who went out to do business encountered inexplicable difficulties from the Uchiha ninjas of the police department.
However, the Uchiha clan also behaves within the rules. It only requires them to accept the investigation of the police department if they randomly encounter the Senju clan, and take them back to the police station to stay in the cold for a long time. As a suspect, he was asked to pay bail and leave.
Even so, the Thousand Hands tribe members still felt a lot of anger in their stomachs.
As we all know, the police department's bail is paid as soon as it is paid, and there is never an example of it being returned.
It was okay to lose money, but to leave an unfounded suspicion record in the police department's files, this was a naked humiliation for the Senju ninja who returned to the clan.
As a result, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan had another small-scale conflict.
…
Similarly, Orochimaru, another Hokage candidate, also felt uncomfortable.
The police department's hostility toward him became almost overt.
Although he had some cooperation with Uchiha Tokumitsu, and the laboratory had also accepted interns from the Uchiha clan, but when the secret laboratory was revealed by his teacher Hiruzen Sarutobi, he had no choice but to retire. Uchiha trainee.
This was originally just a normal end of the deal, but as the Hokage candidate list incident continues to ferment, Orochimaru has repeatedly been "taken care of" by the police department.
"Lord Orochimaru, the personnel of Laboratory No. 3 banned by the Police Department have been released, but the equipment and data are still in custody..."
In Orochimaru's mansion, his subordinates were reporting the situation to Orochimaru.
After the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen announced the list of Hokage candidates, Orochimaru, who had a keen sense of smell, immediately arranged for the transfer of various secret laboratories, but the police department blocked several places and arrested all the personnel.
The reason given by the Uchiha ninjas was that the laboratory had not been registered with the police department and was suspected of harming the villagers of Konoha, so it had to be shut down. Although Orochimaru also sent people to the police department many times to negotiate, in the end the police The ministry only agreed to release him on parole.
"...All personnel must gather and move to the Ministry of Internal Affairs base in the Death Woods."
Orochimaru said coldly.
"My subordinate understands!"
The subordinates breathed a sigh of relief and quickly bowed and left.
What bothered Orochimaru the most was that compared to the huge power of the Uchiha clan and the elite ninjas, his men were almost vulnerable to the Uchiha ninjas.
In many operations to seize the laboratory, Orochimaru's subordinates who clashed with the police department were all easily defeated and captured by Uchiha ninjas without exception.
Although Orochimaru originally felt that the strength of his ninjas was relatively average, after all, they were all veteran ninja soldiers who had experienced the test of the battlefield, and they should still have some advantages compared with "greenhouse flowers" like police department ninjas. But I didn't expect that after the conflict actually happened, it would be so unbearable.
With such a gap in combat power, if the Uchiha clan really launches a coup and starts a civil war, who in Konoha can subdue these crazy Uchiha?
What's more, the Uchiha ninjas who stayed on duty in the police department were only second-rate ninjas among the Uchiha clan. The real elites were concentrated in the Tokumitsu Shogunate and the Fire Gate Shogunate.
And once the two shoguns lead their troops back to the village, how can the Hokage family stop them?
Did it really plunge the village into civil strife?
"Teacher...what exactly do you think?"
Orochimaru looked in the direction of the Hokage Building.
…
Although the police department only started to find trouble within the scope of its authority, all the families in the Hokage influence were deeply troubled by this.
For several days, the heads of various ninja clans approached the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen for help.
But even if ANBU were sent to the police department to communicate, the Uchiha ninjas still reasonably cited those inexplicable laws that came from nowhere to show that they were not at fault and were just regulating the behavior of the ninjas in the village.
As for the ninjas who were brought to the interrogation room of the police department, they only needed to be allowed to assist in the investigation. If they were really unavailable, they could even pay bail and leave.
But no Konoha ninja would leave a criminal record in the police department for no reason like this, and the ninja clan was not willing to pay bail to the police department endlessly.
Therefore, the antagonism in the village is becoming more and more obvious.
What troubled Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen the most was the impeachment motion that was being put together among the Jonin classes.
The only one who can calm the matter is Hatake Sakumo.
The third generation of Sarutobi Hiruzen promoted the list of Hokage candidates also to deal with Hatake Sakumo.
"Don't blame me, Sakumo..."
The Sandaime Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed silently.
"You and Uchiha are too close, but the village needs balance, and one family cannot dominate..."
I'm stuck, I can only have one chapter today... I'll think about it carefully and see if I can update it twice tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
